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KS bill would shine light on domestic-violence cases
Posted on February 22, 2008Basically, the bill would flag cases that have an element of domestic violence to them, even if they're not specifically a case of domestic violence, the Eagle reports. For example, if a husband burned down his family's house, that would...
IL man shows up drunk for DUI sentencing
Posted on February 22, 2008He blew a .35 BAC after the hearing. I'm always shocked when this happens -- and it happens a lot -- but I guess I shouldn't be. Hat Tip: Many thanks, FanDanGo!
PA man accused of attacking stepdaughter with garden gnome
Posted on February 22, 2008He'd apparently come home drunk, cut the phone lines and started punching holes in the walls, police say. The teenager was able to push him outside, where he allegedly found the garden gnome and chucked it through a window and...
Death-Threat Elmo
Posted on February 22, 2008We live in a strange, beautiful world. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM File Photo: Elmo, savoring a witty bon mot.
The saddest thing you're going to read today
Posted on February 22, 2008A 11-year-old Ohio girl is a mother after being raped by her mother's boyfriend, prosecutors say. She has once-a-week visits with the baby, but authorities are trying to sever her relationship with the child. She's in the sixth grade, they...
OR man nearly killed daughter, 2, over dirty diaper
Posted on February 21, 2008He's going away for seven and a half years. He told police the little girl was dirtying her diaper "in defiance of him." Dad tried blaming the injuries on his son, age 1, claiming that he had pushed the girl...
Arizona courts can't keep up with borderjumpers
Posted on February 21, 2008The federal government would LIKE to prosecute everyone who illegally crosses the border near Tucson, but there's no way the court system there can keep up the pace, the Arizona Republic reports. They think they can handle 100 prosecutions per...
A daily reminder
Posted on February 21, 2008Here's a different kind of punishment: An Indiana judge has sentenced a drunk driver to six months in jail, followed by a few years of probation. What's different is that he's told the woman to keep her wrecked car in...
Florida mom goes "on strike" -- then gets arrested
Posted on February 21, 2008A Florida woman got so fed up with her sons -- ages 17, 16, 14 and 13 -- that she essentially moved out of their house, police said. She started staying at a friend's house and only slept at her...
Candidate guilty of faking his own disappearance
Posted on February 21, 2008In New Hampshire, a man named Gary Dodds has been found guilty of faking his own disappearance after an alleged wreck back in 2006. Prosecutors say Dodds did it so he could get more attention for his Congressional campaign. He...
Open Thread ... Thursday (Friday Eve)
Posted on February 21, 2008Welcome back to The Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. This is also a good place to share links, if you've seen an interesting story elsewhere. Please sign your comments, and please avoid profanity, as well...
Lee's Summit firefighter pleads guilty to online enticement
Posted on February 21, 2008Christopher D. Snyder, 28, was caught during an online sting in 2005. Under mandatory sentencing guidelines, he'll get at least five years in prison.
Where is Tiffany Lyles?
Posted on February 21, 2008UPDATED: As a matter of fact, she's at home, safe and sound. She'd been at a relative's house. From KCPD: The KCMO Police Department Juvenile Section is requesting the public?s help in locating Tiffany Lyles, a 12 year old black...
How is "Girls Gone Wild" mogul Joe Francis doing?
Posted on February 21, 2008Not so good. Hat Tip: Many thanks, FanDanGo!
Man used money (or drugs) to coax crackhead into jumping off building, police say
Posted on February 21, 2008Story is from Pennsylvania, where a mentally ill man who was addicted to crack jumped off a two-story building -- because, police allege, another man offered him a twenty. (They're not sure if he meant a $20 bill or a...
Jeff City police apologize for sending SWAT team into wrong house
Posted on February 21, 2008They also fixed the broken window and vacuumed.
Corey Mitchell
Posted on February 21, 2008Mitchell, 22, faces charges of burglary and first-degree robbery in connection with a break-in Wednesday, Jackson County prosecutors report. It reportedly happened in the 1300 block of Park -- the homeowner came home during the burglary, authorities said.
St. Joe officer shoots suspect during early-morning pursuit
Posted on February 21, 2008Three KC guys are in custody. Police were chasing them in connection with a robbery at McDonald's, where the crooks crawled through a drive-up window. The pursuit ended in some woods near the Missouri Western campus. The injured suspect is...
Duke lacrosse players file suit against school, city, others
Posted on February 21, 2008The suit includes over three dozen members of the 2006 lacrosse team. They're seeking damages for emotional distress caused by the investigation of rape allegations.
Jessica Lunsford's parents sue law enforcement for negligence
Posted on February 21, 2008Lunsford was a 9-year-old Florida girl who was abducted, raped and murdered back in 2005. She was eventually found in a grave about 100 yards from her house. From the St. Petersburg Times: "We have evidence that sheriff's office was...
KC man stabbed while trying to help woman, police say
Posted on February 21, 2008From Christine Vendel: A 49-year-old man was stabbed in the chest Wednesday night after he stopped a man from beating the man?s girlfriend. The incident occurred about 8:25 p.m. Wednesday in a home in the 6200 block of E. 17th...
Local lawyers sued by IRS, accused of tax fraud
Posted on February 21, 2008From Mark Morris: The Internal Revenue Service on Thursday sued two area lawyers, alleging that they sold numerous fraudulent tax schemes to wealthy investors. Allen R. Davison of Overland Park and A. Blair Stover Jr. of Platte City were named...
Omar Sharif must pay valet $318K over alleged assault
Posted on February 21, 2008Back in 2005, Sharif -- who starred in "Lawrence of Arabia" -- tried to pay the valet in Los Angeles with Euros. Which the valet thought he wasn't allowed to accept. So Sharif allegedly punched him. Sharif pleaded no-contest to...
Hey, I think you've got something on your face ...
Posted on February 21, 2008Manuel Gomez, an alleged Mara Salvatrucha gang member, is presented to the media after his arrest in San Salvador, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008. Police arrested 23 alleged gang members wanted on homicide charges during the early morning operation. (AP Photo/Luis...
Arkansas cop investigated over cow-Tasering
Posted on February 21, 2008PETA apparently got its mitts on a video of the officer allegedly shocking a cow with his Taser. (He reportedly filmed it, then shared copies with friends.) The chief says it would have happened a few years ago, so it's...
KC police seek help in IDing dead body
Posted on February 21, 2008From KCPD: The KCMO Police Homicide Unit responded to a dead body (Hispanic male) call on December 11, 2007 at 32nd and Main Street. The circumstances surrounding the man?s death were found to not be suspicious and no signs of...
Missouri AG sues to shut down Web site over private info
Posted on February 21, 2008Jay Nixon says that identity thieves are able to find Social Security numbers from a site called Public Data, which would allow the crooks to get phony credit cards. The site says its taking down the info -- and note...
OK man lectures teen burglar about life choices at gunpoint, police say
Posted on February 21, 2008I really enjoyed this story from the Daily Oklahoman about a Vietnam vet who caught a 15-year-old breaking into his neighbor's house. The vet got the drop on him and held Junior at gunpoint until the police showed up. How...
MO county arrests 44 in huge drug sweep
Posted on February 21, 2008Story is from Livingston County, up near Chillicothe. Though 44 were arrested, a total of 58 were charged with drug-related crimes after an undercover investigation. It's not that big of a place, so this is a fairly substantial sweep. The...
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Can someone detained in a search w/ warrant, be charged with a crime related to the search if they were not arrested at the time of the search?
The police have fairly wide discretion on when they can make an arrest so long a...
I was a bookkeeper for a recreation center. The Center Director left and a new director took over. I went to work one day and some of my files were missing. I called our computer tech and her restored the files (I had ma
In order for a crime to be established you need to conclusively prove that the D...
If I was detained by citizens unlawfully, and then the police showed up...is everything they charged me with in-admissable?
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It sounds like the law in your area is treating it as a civil matter. That being...
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